Updates on the 2015 Legislative Priorities
On June 16, 2015, the Minister of Law and Human Rights Yasonna Laoly held a meeting with the Legislative Body of the House of Representatives (Baleg DPR). At the meeting, Yasonna, on behalf of the government, proposed a revision of the Law on the Corruption...The Move towards Land Reform
The Law on Basic Regulation on Agrarian Principle (UUPA) was enacted in 1960. As its name suggests, the original purpose of the promulgation of UUPA was to address all agrarian issues in one key legislation. The UUPA should’ve also addressed all natural resources...Shortage of Judges
It’s been five years since the last time the Supreme Court (MA) and the Judicial Commission (KY) carry out the selection of judicial candidates (cakim). This means that the number of judges in Indonesia has not gone up since 2010, if anything, we are losing judges...
Obstacles in the 35,000 MW Power Program
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s 35,000 MW program was launched in early May. Since then, many have wondered whether Indonesia will be able to attract investors for it. But really, even though attracting investor is a concerned, it is hardly the real...Legislative Journal : Government Regulation No. 11/2015
The Director General (Dirjen) for Sea Transportation in the Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub), Bobby R. Mamahit, said that the government was revisiting Government Regulation (PP) No. 11/2015 concerning the Types and Tariffs on Non-Tax State Revenue (PNBP) in the...Angeline and the Future of Child Protection
Last week the Bali police ended weeks of search for an 8-year old reported missing by her adopted mother. Angeline was found dead, buried in her own backyard under a pile of rubbish. She was reported missing on May 16, 2015. Autopsy result concluded that Angeline had...The Death of Jopi Peranginangin & the Need to Reform the Military Court
Investigation into the murder of Sawit Watch activist Jopi Peranginangin has led to one arrest. J.L., who’s an active-duty navy soldier, has been named as suspect in Jopi’s murder. As a soldier, J.L. will be tried at the military court. The Military Police...The Notorious Justice Artidjo
The former Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court Hamdan Zoelva recently said that there have been worrying developments in the Supreme Court (MA) related to the implementation of procedural law in the appeal process. This concern, we may assume, refers to the...